Z-Wave Plus new platform?

[bp 14]

Just found this info on Fibaro Facebook page (

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David Waze:  "Hello, do you plan to implement to zwave plus chipset into your modules next months ?"

 

Fibaro Global: "David, we are currently working on porting our devices to new platform."

 

What does this mean Fibaro? Are you working on a new controller (HC3) or a module/upgrade for HC2 with zwave plus?

What do you mean by "new platform"?

 

[chaicka 195]

+1 for interest to find out roadmap of Fibaro before decide to invest in more of their (current) devices

[deanrparry 19]

All new devices and new controller!

[budda 5]

There's a new dimmer module on the horizon i heard. March time.

[chaicka 195]

All new devices and new controller!

 

Serious?

How about backward compatibility?

[SirMaggot 12]

New platform = version 4?

[1152 33]

Nope to sync all it should be: New platform = next gen = gen 5 = sw v5 = HC5...

 

[Elmstrom 1]

HC3 with zwave plus, would be great

[bp 14]

Can Fibaro reply?

Reply from Fibaro Global on Facebook is very vage. This sort of info generates a lot of speculation..

New platform should mean Gen5 (zwave plus) hardware.

[deanrparry 19]

It has to be new hardware and devices! But Fibaro never speculate on new hardware! Waiting until CES 2016 and 5.030 stable

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[deanrparry 19]

Serious?

How about backward compatibility?

There should be backwards compatibility for gen5 devices but to ensure the full use of them HC3!

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[bp 14]

It has to be new hardware and devices! But Fibaro never speculate on new hardware! Waiting until CES 2016 and 5.030 stable

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Fibaro did speculate on facebook, nobody else did. Fibaro Global gave this answer.

What does this porting devices to new platform mean? It must be new hardware, because software v4 (with "new" zwave engine) is already released.

[tac200 0]

It would be great have info about z-wave+ inclusion in the roadmap, Fibaro should be in front of their competitors....or in this case shouldn't be behind

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their call!

[fergalmccarthy 5]

 

It would be great have info about z-wave+ inclusion in the roadmap, Fibaro should be in front of their competitors....or in this case shouldn't be behind

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their call!

 

Why do you think they should be ahead of the competition ? They are behind on everything else so am not sure why they would be ahead this time. Adding plugin functionality to V4 is about 4 years too late, same goes for not supporting external devices such as RFXCOM .

[deanrparry 19]

Fibaro did speculate on facebook, nobody else did. Fibaro Global gave this answer.

What does this porting devices to new platform mean? It must be new hardware, because software v4 (with "new" zwave engine) is already released.

New ZWave engine!

Not new generation support! Big difference!

[rantta 2]

Fibaro did speculate on facebook, nobody else did. Fibaro Global gave this answer.

What does this porting devices to new platform mean? It must be new hardware, because software v4 (with "new" zwave engine) is already released.

 

It must not. They have still just released beta of 4.x, and hands full on porting devices into it.

 

It would be nice to get V4 that actually works. Not gonna happen until Q2.

[alandee 79]

They can't seem to get things working properly on current 'old' technology ..  jeebus help us if they try and embark on a new hardware platform and the associated software !!

[tac200 0]

Why do you think they should be ahead of the competition ? They are behind on everything else so am not sure why they would be ahead this time. Adding plugin functionality to V4 is about 4 years too late, same goes for not supporting external devices such as RFXCOM .

Easy, i'm a positive guy! and this topic is about z-wave plus..., why RFXCOM?

[chaicka 195]

First Fibaro Z-wave Plus module - FGSD-002?

 

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[UrSv 6]

Isn't that just the EN14604 compliant Smoke Detector?